Guest Bio: Steph Thurling is the Executive Director of Christian Parenting and host of The Christian Parenting Podcast as well as a speaker and the co-author of Raising Prayerful Kids. Steph has her master’s in youth, family, and culture from Fuller Theological Seminary and has a background in youth and children’s ministry. She loves helping families grow closer to each other and to God through meaningful experiences and conversations. Steph lives in Minnesota with her husband and three amazing and hilarious kids.  

Show Summary: Parenting and mentoring children comes with countless decisions—but how do you know when to say yes, when to say no, and how to hold loving boundaries that truly matter? Steph Thurling discovered the power of healthy boundaries through a difficult postpartum season and the ever-changing phases of motherhood. In this God Hears Her conversation, Elisa Morgan sits down with Steph to explore what it looks like to set wise, grace-filled boundaries, raise children who love Jesus, and keep the long view in mind through every season of parenting. 

Notes and Quotes:  

“You learn that you have to say no to things and that some things might be good for another family, but they might not be good for you.” —Steph Thurling 

“I learned that He will see me through it and that nothing is permanent. There are seasons for everything. There are seasons that will be easy and there will be seasons that will be hard, but no matter what, He is walking through it with us and will hold our hand and will light our path. We can rely on Him for provision.” —Steph Thurling 

“There is good community out there. God puts people in your life to get you through.” —Steph Thurling 

“My ultimate goal in my parenting is that my kids will know, love, follow, and share Jesus. That’s the best thing we could want for our kids. So, it’s really important that while we focus on the good things for our kids, we keep the best thing in mind.” —Steph Thurling 

“He is writing their story and I’m not. We have to trust Him with that even if it might look hard for a while.” —Steph Thurling 

Verses:  

Related Episodes:  

• GHH Ep 89 – Parenting in a Toxic Culture with Dr. Meg Meeker: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/parenting-in-a-toxic-culture/ 
• GHH Ep 133 – Helping Your Children Know Jesus with Sara Cowan Johnson: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/helping-your-children-know-jesus/ 
• GHH Ep 182 – Raising Teens with Amy Betters-Midtvedt: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/raising-teens/ 

Links:  

• The Christian Parenting Website: https://www.christianparenting.org/ 
• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 
• Episode 215 Bible Study PDF: https://xvetrm.files.cmp.optimizely.com/download/assets/GHH+Podcast_EP215_Proof+2.pdf/e108db7cf60c11f08ab3028702ece562 

Guest Bio: Justin and Trisha Davis are pastors, authors, and founders of RefineUs Ministries. After experiencing the pain of broken trust and the near collapse of their marriage, by God’s grace they found hope and restoration. Their passion is equipping individuals, couples, and churches to break destructive patterns, live with authenticity, and build emotionally healthy relationships. They co-authored the best-selling books Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough and One Choice Away from Change: Break the Cycles That Hurt Your Relationships and Hold You Back. Justin and Trisha live in Indianapolis, Indiana, and have five kids. 

Show Summary: Have you experienced the end of a relationship? Maybe a friend walked away from you, a family member cut you out of their life, or you went through a breakup or even a divorce? Justin and Trisha Davis were separated and on the verge of ending their marriage. They had two paths in front of them: divorce or restoration. Join hosts Eryn Eddy Adkins and Vivian Mabuni as they learn how God restored Justin and Trisha’s marriage and refined both their hearts during this God Hears Her conversation. 

Notes and Quotes:  

“When you get to a place in your relationship—it doesn’t matter what relationship it is—and you give and you give and you give and what you think you deserve in return isn’t reciprocated, a sense of entitlement starts to live in your heart and that person can never repay you all that you think that they owe.” —Justin Davis 

“You can’t heal a wound you don’t give a name to.” —Justin Davis 

“Rock bottom is still solid surface to stand. God is unshakable. He is our solid foundation. Even when the world wipes us out, when relationships wipe us out, God is our firm foundation.” —Trisha Davis 

“We were so concerned with building the church, we forgot to build into each other and build into who we were.” —Justin Davis 

“There is a journey that we have to allow people to go on. On that journey, eventually you see your prism of pain as how God shows up so much brighter—in different arrays of color that we couldn’t see with our rose-colored glasses.” —Trisha Davis 

Verses:  

Hebrews 12:5-11 

Related Episodes:  

• GHH Ep 40 – Out of the Dust: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/out-of-the-dust/ 
• GHH Ep 145 – Sitting on the Sidelines with Bethany Toney: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/sitting-on-the-sidelines/ 
• GHH Ep 168 – Walking Through Infidelity with Jami Nato: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/walking-through-infidelity/ 

Links:  

• The Davis’s Website: https://justinandtrisha.com/ 
• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 

Guest Bio: Mary Marantz is the bestselling author of Dirt and Underestimated, as well as the host of the popular podcast The Mary Marantz Show. She grew up in a trailer in rural West Virginia and was the first in her family to go to college before going to Yale for law school. Her work has been featured on CNN, MSN, Business Insider, Bustle, Thrive Global, Southern Living, Hallmark Home & Family, and more. She and her husband, Justin, live in an 1880s fixer-upper by the sea in New Haven, Connecticut, with their two very fluffy golden retrievers, Goodspeed and Atticus.

Show Summary: Do you ever feel like you’re running a never-ending race as you try to achieve things or work for things that seem out of reach? Mary Marantz spent most of her life striving for success in her career and was never satisfied with the results, even when they were great. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they take a peek behind the curtain of Mary’s life and find out how she eventually learned to pursue God instead of success during this God Hears Her conversation. 

Notes and Quotes:  
“No matter how hard you run, you can’t outrun you.” —Mary Marantz
 
“Burnout is not coasting off the side of the road, running out of gas gently. It’s 90 miles an hour and then you slam into a brick wall and the transmission falls out. It is a very sudden stop.” —Mary Marantz
 
“Wisdom finally gets a chance to take root because you’re just too tired to have these tightly gripped fists anymore.” —Mary Marantz
 
“I’ve had to learn that lesson over and over again of just how quickly I wilt and wither when I’m not abiding, when I’m not tethered to the vine, when I am just a branch trying to grow fruit on my own. How quickly I struggle in the drought, how quickly I stop bearing fruit when I’m away from the water.” —Mary Marantz
 
Verses:  
Jeremiah 17:8 
John 15:1-17
 
Related Episodes:  
GHH Ep 2 – The Beauty of Broken with Elisa Morgan: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/beauty-of-broken/
GHH Ep 69 – Finding Inner Peace with Kay Wills Wyma: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/finding-inner-peace/
GHH Ep 169 – Learning to Surrender with Tara Sun: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/learning-to-surrender/

Links:  
Mary Marantz’s Website: https://marymarantz.com/
God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191 
Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM
Episode 213 Bible Study PDF: https://xvetrm.files.cmp.optimizely.com/download/assets/GHH+Podcast_EP213_Final+Output+%281%29.pdf/e049bec2f60c11f09bfa4e7ee23f2e1e 

Show Summary: Which fruit of the Spirit do you struggle with? As we work to be more Christlike, we often struggle with different Spirit-produced characteristics in different seasons of life. In this special God Hears Her conversation hosted by Eryn Eddy Adkins, Elisa Morgan invites us to consider the fruit of the Spirit and how we can grow in these qualities of character to reflect Jesus in everything we do.   

Notes and Quotes:  

“Most of us, no matter what our age, we want to grow a life that matters. We want to leave a legacy of character.” —Elisa Morgan 

“It’s not up to us to grow the fruit [of the Spirit]. It’s up to God to grow the fruit, but we have the opportunity to cooperate with Him as the fruit producer; the orchard keeper in our lives.” —Elisa Morgan 

“God’s fruit of the Spirit is His characteristics evident in our personalities. So joy in you might look a little different than joy in me, but it’s still going to look like joy.” —Elisa Morgan 

Verses:  

Galatians 5:17-25 

Jeremiah 17:7-8 

Related Episodes:  

• GHH Ep 86 – When We Pray Like Jesus: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/when-we-pray-like-jesus/ 
• GHH Ep 115 – Unhurried Transformation with Gem Fadling: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/unhurried-transformation/ 

Links:  

• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Fruitful Living by Elisa Morgan: https://a.co/d/9pTkuIF 
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM

Guest Bio: Kelly Minter is passionate about God’s Word and believes it permeates all of life. The personal healing and steadfast hope she’s found in the pages of Scripture fuel her passion to connect God’s Word to our everyday lives. When she’s not writing or teaching, you can find her tending her garden, taking a walk with friends, cooking for her nieces and nephews, riding a boat down the Amazon River, or walking through a Moldovan village with Justice & Mercy International. Kelly holds a Master’s degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Denver Seminary. 

Show Summary: When was the last time things didn’t go as you had planned? Often, we come up with a path for our life that doesn’t work out the way we thought it would. Kelly Minter wanted to be a successful worship singer, but she eventually realized that was not what God had in store for her. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Vivian Mabuni as they explore how to trust and worship God—even when He changes our plans—during this God Hears Her conversation.  

Notes and Quotes:  

“The Lord has not wasted any of this journey.” —Kelly Minter 

“Worship in many respects is anything we do throughout the day for the glory of the Lord and in service of Him.” —Kelly Minter 

“Part of this walk is that there’s going to be some hardship in this life and that’s not a mistake, that’s part of the road that we’re called to walk.” —Kelly Minter 

“Idolatry is an issue when anything becomes God other than Jesus.” —Kelly Minter 

“While we’re walking in something difficult, we have an opportunity to put our faith in Him and to worship Him in the middle of it.” —Kelly Minter 

Verses:  

The Book of Exodus - Moses leading Israel out of Egypt 

Romans 12:1 

1 Peter 2:19-21 

Matthew 1:21 

Related Episodes:  

• GHH Ep 181 – Nothing Is Wasted with Jennifer DiVita: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/nothing-is-wasted/ 
• GHH Ep 202 – Your Everyday Purpose: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/your-everyday-purpose/ 

Links:  

• Kelly Minter’s website: https://kellyminter.com/ 
• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 
• Explore more: https://www.odbm.org/en/discovery-series/change-following-god-through-lifes-crossroads/change-introduction

Guest Bio: Sarah Stonestreet hosts the Strong Women podcast. A lover of learning, Sarah enjoys reading history, classic literature, theology, and books about global Christianity. As Director of Community Outreach at Saint George’s Anglican Church, she looks for ways to care for the Colorado Springs community through the local Church. In this season of life, Sarah has the joy of seeing God work in the lives of young people as she homeschools her youngest three children and co-leads St. George’s youth group with her husband, John. 

Show Summary: What do you think it means to be a strong woman? Sarah Stonestreet felt personally convicted to help women define “strength” in a way separate from how culture and society tell us to be strong. Join host Elisa Morgan as she dives into the meaning of strong womanhood with Sarah during this God Hears Her conversation.  

Notes and Quotes:  

“A strong woman develops eyes to see the world around her with all its beauty and brokenness and to love with Christ’s love with the gifts He has given her in the corners of the world where they find themselves.” —Sarah Stonestreet 

“It’s not that our faith is about the works that we do, but it’s that our faith compels us—in love—to act as Christ would act.” —Sarah Stonestreet 

“The courage comes because you’ve built up that habit of going to the Lord and seeking Him like He is silver and gold. So, when the time comes to actually make a bold stand, you’re prepared.” —Sarah Stonestreet 

Verses:  

Ephesians 2:8-10  

Hebrews 12 

2 Corinthians 5  

Related Episodes: 

• GHH Ep 24 – When We Feel We Aren’t Enough with Laura Smith: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/when-we-feel-we-arent-enough/ 
• GHH Ep 60 – Becoming a Woman of Moxie with Julie Richardson: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/becoming-a-woman-with-moxie/ 
• Unshakable Moxie series: https://youtu.be/d4DlFSeqS9I?si=0zEPwR6ERpAbdHG9 

Links:  

• The Strong Women Podcast Website: https://colsoncenter.org/strong-women 
• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 

Guest Bio: Trillia Newbell is the author of several books, including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, Behold, the Lamb of God Has Come, and the children’s books, Creative God, Colorful Us and  God’s Very Good Idea. When she isn’t writing, she’s encouraging and supporting other writers as the Acquisitions Director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern, and they reside with their two children near Nashville, TN.  

Show Summary: During the Christmas season, moments of joy and celebration are often paired with the mess and stress of hosting and traveling. It’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of the holiday without stopping to think about the real reason for the season. Trillia Newbell wants to help people behold the Lamb of God this Christmas season through different practices that can fit in between baking Christmas cookies or wrapping gifts. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they explore these different practices with Trillia during this special God Hears Her Christmas episode!  

Notes and Quotes:  

“We are able to celebrate and enjoy these gifts because He’s the giver of all good gifts.” —Trillia Newbell 

“There’s no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. There is grace for repentance. You don’t stand guilty or condemned. You can ask the Lord for help, grace, and strength and receive His forgiveness.” —Trillia Newbell 

“The joy of the Lord is my strength. I believe that joy and faith are a gift, so ask God for it.” —Trillia Newbell 

“We approach a throne of grace. We approach a God who understands, who draws near to the brokenhearted.” —Trillia Newbell 

Verses:  

John 1:38 

Hebrews 

2 Corinthians 6:10 

Psalms 

Related Episodes: 

• GHH Ep 71 – Christ As A Baby: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/christ-as-a-baby/ 
• GHH Ep 111 – Christmas Expectations with Ruth Chou Simons: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/christmas-expectations/ 
• GHH Ep 174 – The True Miracle of Christmas: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/the-true-miracle-of-christmas/ 

Links:  

• Trillia’s Website: https://www.trillianewbell.com/ 
• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 

Guest Bio: Priscilla Bordayo is a nationally recognized advocate for survivors of sexual abuse. She’s also a passionate speaker and a dedicated leader in the movement for justice and healing. She has spoken before the Senate and House of Representatives, contributing to legislative efforts like Michigan’s “Clean Slate Bill.” Currently, she serves as the Manager of Partners for Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice and as the Worship Director and Events Director at Rivers of Life Church in Holt, Michigan. Priscilla Bordayo is a dynamic force for change, committed to creating a world where both survivors and perpetrators are heard, supported, and empowered to heal. 

Show Summary: What has forgiveness looked like in your life? Do you feel like you have forgiven all the wrongs you’ve faced? Or are you still on a healing journey to figure out how to forgive? Priscilla Bordayo faced many different forms of abuse as she grew up, which led her to begin learning how to heal and forgive. Join host Eryn Eddy Adkins as she dives into Priscilla’s story of redemptive forgiveness during this God Hears Her conversation.   

Notes and Quotes:  

“When I gave my whole heart to Jesus, I realized that hope is a person and His name is Jesus.” —Priscilla Bordayo 

“Counseling and Christ go hand-in-hand.” —Priscilla Bordayo 

“As believers, forgiveness is mandatory for us to do. Reconciliation is optional. We get to choose that.” —Priscilla Bordayo 

“We either believe that He died and can truly bring healing and restoration to every person or we don’t.” —Priscilla Bordayo 

Verses:  

John 9 

Genesis 2:7 

Genesis 3:19 

Related Episodes: 

• GHH Ep 18 – How God Redeems Brokenness with Toni Collier: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/how-god-redeems-brokenness/ 
• GHH Ep 47 – Jesus, Justice, and Women with Tiffany Bluhm: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/jesus-justice-and-women/ 

Links:  

• Priscilla’s Website: https://www.priscillabordayo.com/about 
• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 
• Discovery Series Booklet: https://www.odbm.org/en/discovery-series/friendly-fire/friendly-fire-when-church-life-hurts-instead-of-heals 

Guest Bio: Emma Mae McDaniel is an author, the founder of Compelled Ministries, and the host of the weekly The Compelled Podcast, with over five million listens. Traveling to speak God’s Word is one of her greatest joys, and she stewards her social media platform to reach and encourage people all over the globe. McDaniel lives in Arkansas with her husband, Josh, and their daughter. 

Show Summary: When was a moment in your life where you were at a crossroads and you had to make a big decision that would impact your path? Emma Mae McDaniel calls those times in life “middle moments.” Emma faced a middle moment in high school when rampant cyberbullying began on her social media. The decision she made at that point in her life led to a deeper faith and trust in God, which impacted her at a more recent middle moment, when she faced a miscarriage. Join hosts, Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they learn Emma Mae’s story and how she chooses to depend on God amidst deep heartbreak and grief. You do not want to miss this God Hears Her conversation. 

Notes and Quotes:  

• “I don’t know what tomorrow looks like, but I know that God makes it so clear that whenever you’re seeking to honor Him, He guides you along the right path for the honor of His name.” —Emma Mae McDaniel 

• “I realized that I am experiencing one of my greatest fears come true, and that my God is not a conditional God. That I can walk through my greatest fear being made reality, and [His] ever-present [nature] is legit.” —Emma Mae McDaniel 

• “When we welcome [God] into those really hard places, we are also welcoming Him to show us what joy and hope looks like in those places.” —Emma Mae McDaniel 

Verses:  

• Psalm 46:1 
• John 14:26 
• Romans 8:26 
• Jeremiah 17:7-8 

Related Episodes: 

• GHH Ep 158 – A Journey Through Infertility with Alice Matagora: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/a-journey-through-infertility/ 
• GHH Ep 198 – Unexpected Grief with Dawn Mann Sanders: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/unexpected-grief/ 

Links:  

• Emma’s Website: https://www.emmamaemcdaniel.com/ 
• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM

Guest Bio: Amy is an author, speaker, pastor, wife, and co-ringmaster to her circus of three kids. Through the many face-plants and mudslides in her life, God opened doors for her to write books and to travel and speak, inviting others to discover grace in their daily lives. She is also one of the pastors at Soma City Church in Toledo, OH. As she and her family keep walking on whatever path God has for them, her hope is to use humor and storytelling to anchor people in the truth that God is with us, for us, in us, and working through us.  

Show Summary: Which women in the Bible stand out to you? Who is your favorite? Who do you most relate to? Amy Seiffert was surprised when she decided to dig into God’s Word to explore the role of women in Scripture. She found fascinating examples of leadership, courage, and strength from women who are often overlooked in our Bible lessons. Join hosts Vivian Mabuni and Eryn Eddy Adkins with guest Amy Seiffert as they explore inspirational women of the Bible during this God Hears Her conversation.  

Notes and Quotes:  

 
“Research the culture and the context of what you’re reading and go to Jesus and see how He’s treating women.” —Amy Seiffert  

“When you see the mistreatment of women—the abuse or the rape, a variety of things happening to women—this was describing what was happening. This was not God’s will or His way.” —Amy Seiffert 

“God is coming to bring redemption in the middle of such mess.” —Amy Seiffert 

“Ten percent of the names [in the Bible] are women, so every time a woman shows up I am paying attention.” —Amy Seiffert 

“Whatever you have, whatever you’ve gone through, you have a gift to give to the world, to the church, to your neighborhood, to your community.” —Amy Seiffert 

“Go forward in confidence. You are the daughter of the Most High King.” —Amy Seiffert 

Verses:  

2 Kings 22 

Luke 8  

Luke 10:38-42 

John 11 

Romans 16 

Hebrews 1 

Related Episodes: 

• GHH Ep 123 – Knowing Women of the Bible with Anna Haggard: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/knowing-women-of-the-bible/ 
• GHH Ep 159 – A Deeper Look at Rahab with Shadia Hrichi: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/a-deeper-look-at-rahab/ 

Links:  

• Amy’s Website: https://www.amyseiffert.com/about 
• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191  
• Watch this episode on the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM 
• Discovery Series booklet: https://www.odbm.org/en/discovery-series/more-than-a-mother/lessons-from-the-life-of-the-first-disciple